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social assistance

n. Canadian

Social security.

social assistance

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a former name for social security

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social assistance - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law

national assistance, supplementary benefit

social insurance - government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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Britain Great Britain national assistance social insurance supplementary benefit U.K. UK United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland			Province-specific analyses are needed because provincial governments are responsible for setting minimum wages, social assistance benefit levels, and other policies of particular relevance to problems of household food insecurity. Household food insecurity in Ontario by Tarasuk, Valerie; Vogt, Janet / Canadian Journal of Public Health The committee also noted that roughly 54 per cent of the social assistance recipients are actually able to work. Salaries Gobble up 80 pc of Social Development Budget: FNC Panel by Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Business Secretary John Hutton said the companies would spend pounds 150m by the year 2010 on social assistance on top of pounds 100m over the next year and pounds 125m in 2009/10. Fuel bill help by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			socage socager soccer soccer ball soccer game soccer mom soccer pitch soccer player soccerball Socceroos Soche Sochi sociability sociable Sociable bird Sociableness sociably social social accounting social action social activity social affair Social and Liberal Democratic Party social anthropologist social anthropology social assistance social capital Social Chapter Social Charter social class social climber social club social column social contract social control Social Credit social dancer social dancing social Darwinism social democracy social democrat Social Democratic and Labour Party Social Democratic Party Social Development Commission social disease social drinker social dumping Social Education Centre social engineering social event social evolution			Social and Political Worlds Social and Public Art Resource Center Social and Public Health Economics Research Group Social and Refugee Related Housing Secretariat Social and Rehabilitation Services Social animal Social animals social anthropologist social anthropologist Social anthropologists Social anthropologists social anthropology social anthropology social anthropology Social anxiety Social anxiety Social anxiety Social anxiety social anxiety disorder social anxiety disorder social anxiety disorder social anxiety disorder social anxiety disorder Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents Social Anxiety/Social Phobia Social aspects of clothing Social aspects of clothing Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance Social Aspects of the Web Social assimilation social assistance Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable Social Assistance in the New Economy Social Assistance Recipient Social Attainment Survey Premorbid Adjustment Scale Social Attention Holding Potential Social Awareness and Development Compaign Social bee Social bee Social behavior Social behavior Social behavior Social behavior Social Behavior Assessment Inventory Social Behavior Assessment Scale Social Behavior Interest Group Social Behavior Questionnaire Social Behavior Rating Scale Social behaviour Social behaviour Social Behaviour and Network Therapy Social Benefit-Cost Analysis Social benefits Social benefits Social benefits Social benefits Social bookmark Social bookmarking Social bookmarking Social bookmarking Social Bookmarking System

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